Ben Cousins assaulted in jail: report

Disgraced AFL star Ben Cousins has allegedly been assaulted by fellow inmates in jail for refusing to take part in a football match. The 38-year-old former West Coast Eagles captain was reportedly “set up” by a group of men inside the Perth jail after he said he would not join in the game, according to the Nine Network’s Footy Show on Thursday night. The alleged attack comes about two months after Cousins was sentenced to one-year of imprisonment after pleading guilty to 11 offences...

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